In Jake’s defense, he had a lot of other stuff to deal with than upgrading a weapon he didn’t really plan on using anyway. It wasn’t like he had all nine weapons before a few hours ago. Besides, the divine-rarity necklace kind of took away all other attention.
Now, while he was sitting around and waiting anyway, it was a great time to merge them. With the Sword Saint and Carmen observing, he took out the Count weapons one by one. He had a total of seven as he had merged three into one already.
First, he tried to merge the other six into the upgraded one but got no response.
It can’t be.
He then merged three of the weapons, creating an epic-rarity version. He repeated this and now had three epic-rarity weapons.
For real?
Putting the three epic-rarity weapons, they all reacted as they began melting into black metal.
“A bit cliché, isn’t it?” Carmen commented after the three weapons had all turned completely into liquid metal and slowly blended with each other to form something new, as its aura also grew.
“Totally,” Jake agreed. Nine turns to three, and three turns to one weapon. It was like another damn video game. Well, perhaps that was only to be expected, coming from vampire Counts with terrible boss dialogue.
The merging process was smooth, and soon the process stopped as the metal took a more stable state. The weapon now gave off a powerful aura, and Jake had to admit it was likely the most powerful weapon he had ever seen. However, it didn’t resemble a blade anymore but looked more like a black metal stick. Not a staff either, but a twenty-centimeter-long stick. It wasn’t even thick.
Jake used Identify on it together with the two others.
[Vampiric Chimera Weapon (Ancient)] – A weapon created by recombining the full Chimera weapons once wielded by Counts of Blood, all of which have been soaked in the blood of countless enemies throughout the ages. Now that it is whole once more, it still hungers and seeks to grow. Crafted using a special type of steel, the weapon can absorb the lifeforce of vitality-based lifeforms to repair itself. Allows this weapon to steal a portion of the lifeforce of anyone injured by attacks using it. Can change form between various weapons. Enchantments: Hemoabsorbant Self-Repair. Vampiric Weapon. Chimeric Transformation.
Requirements: lvl 150+ in any humanoid race.
Oh, so it’s like the Omnitool, but a weapon? Jake thought as he read it over. It looked all nice and dandy until he got to the last part about the requirements. He needed to be level 150 to use it.
“Looks cool, I guess,” Carmen commented again.
“Indeed a peculiar tool,” the Sword Saint agreed.
“Yep,” Jake said and put it back into the Hunter Insignia. It looked like he would be stuck with only the scimitar against the Sword Saint their duel anyway.
“Can’t use it?” Carmen asked as she saw him put it away.
“Not 150 yet,” he answered truthfully.
“Oh.”
of assumed you would be around there. Wait,
He quickly identified her.
[Human – lvl 136]
shook his head as he hid his smile under his
“How many?”
“Oh, plenty.”
to not blow his cover, but it was too late as
one level above me, aren’t you?” she said, glaring daggers at
and meek as she flapped her wings to make all her mana in the air disappear. “Little traitor. I’m gonna tell your mom and dad when
as he joined in with a jovial mood. “Since we are sharing, then I appear to be lowest
kept chatting for a while as they all regenerated and exchanged pointers. As time passed, Reika and Caleb also joined
to Maria. “Why did you choose to join the Holy Church despite being associated
best there was to offer, not just when it came to party members, but also in providing materials for my profession and facilities to work,” she answered, adding. “There is very much an “ask, and you shall receive” kind of culture if you are one of the
what do they demand in return?”
associated with another
what way?” Jake asked
anything, you are expected to do it without question or even an explanation for why you have to do what they tell you to. Again, I am more or less excluded from this, but that this mentality is so prevalent does make it hard to make any friends, even with my party members. In my eyes, we are just colleagues, and I doubt I will ever be able to view any of them as true friends. Much less that they will view me as
chimed in. “Way easier
well alone. Sure, while we can hunt alone, being with a party is just so much more effective. It’s like how a guardian or a healer
the way, you keep mentioning being
Caleb answered, with Maria nodding
sounds familiar,” Jake said, trying to remember where he had heard
Maria said, glaring at him. “He invited you to his divine realm after your tutorial, and you
have tossed in a bottle of vodka if
it was this inside joke between the Viper and me where he promised me a bottle of vodka, and apparently it was also an excuse to toss me into a vat of poison that helped get me some skill upgrades, even if it usually
on Jake’s shoulder as he laughed.
the fuck up,
to not antagonize you and instead treat you as an ally considering your position as Chosen of a
open about it,” Jake
the Viper in person… isn’t it kind of unsettling? From what I heard, he is a monster with no regard for mortal
my friends behind their back either. I think a better question is why some god is trying to invite someone who already has
he invited you specifically because of that. He was curious who could get a Primordial out of hiding and even get a blessing. Much less become his
me?” Jake asked,
Viper, and that
sure why any of this
don’t want my current status as working with them to mean I am against anyone else. I am not some spy or anything either.
asked curtly. “Many other organizations exist, and from what I know, Reika is looking for worthwhile team members, are you
just been sitting silently, quickly nodded. “I am indeed, Patriarch. Of course, we always need more powerful members, and naturally do not impose any
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